Curling-iron heater.



Jl5. Patented Feb. 6, I900. H. PULUNUS.

CURLING IRON HEATER.

(Application filed Nov. 3, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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HATTIE POLONUS, OF SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURLING-IRON HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,715, dated February 6, 1900.

Application filed November 3, 1899. Serial No. 735,715. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HATTIE POLONUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sharon, Mercer county, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Heating Curling-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for heating curling-irons; and my object is to provide a very simple device, cheap to manufacture,

and compact, so as to be readily carried from place to place and at the same time to form a support for the curling-iron.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the invention in sectional View longitudinally of the box. Fig. 2 is a cross-section. Fig.3 shows the complete device with the cover on and the curling-iron in position on the cover In the figures, A represents a receptacle of metal, of any convenient size and shape, with a partition dividing it horizontally, as shown at B, and beneath this partition an absorbent non-combustible substance, such as asbestos, is packed. An elongated central opening is made in the partition, covered by a wire-netting C, which, while exposing the asbestos, prevents it from becoming displaced. The asbestos is saturated with alcohol and ignited, which produces an elongated flame through the opening in the partition or diaphragm. In the' end of the rim of the box projecting above the diaphragm an opening is formed centrally of the box, and through this is projected the end of the curling-iron directly in line with the flame, and it is thus quickly and perfectly heated uniformly. When the article is not in use,

the cover D is put in place, and this is provided with a strap across the top having tapering side walls. The handles of the curling-iron are pivoted so as to swing forwardly,

and the iron thus folded is inserted within the strap and securely held. The cover has a flange which telescopes on the rim of the box, and thus overlaps the opening in the said rim, diminishing the liability of evaporation of the alcohol.

I claim- 1. A curling-iron heater consisting of a box having a horizontal partition therein, an absorbent material beneath said partition, said partition having an elongated opening and an opening for the end of the iron in the end of the box and in line with the opening in the partition, and a cover for said box having a flange adapted to overlap said end opening when the cover is in place, substantially as described.

2. A heater for curling-irons, comprising a box and partition therein having an elongated opening, an absorbent filling beneath the partition, a netting extending across the opening in the diaphragm, an opening in the wall of the box for the insertion of the iron,

said opening being directly in line with the. 

